Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes said on Sunday he would not have made the latest James Bond film "Skyfall" without Daniel Craig playing the MI6 agent because of the complexity the British actor has brought to the character.

Mendes, who won an Academy Award for directing "American Beauty" in 1999, has depicted troubled men with ordinary lives -a far cry from 007, the ultimate action hero.

Wow! So many haters for the new Bond and Daniel Craig. Complexity? Yes. I’ve loved all of the Bond films from the past to current, and I’ll say that Craig has done a wonderful job as James Bond. He has brought a deeper understanding of who Bond is in his earlier days and will now get a chance to become a bit more funny.

Sure, the first movie was a bit serious and the second was a bit dark, but that was the story. Both films were well written and helped to explain the full character arc of who Bond is and what made him into the agent we all know and love.

Sure, that’s all my opinion and I have more thoughts on it. I enjoyed the first two movies and am sure will love the third.

Starz disappeared from my channel lineup. I guess I had it free for a year or something.

I saw that show though cause they showed the first 3 episodes on a special preview channel. I like it. Lots of fine tail, the maid girl the younger son likes is hot too. Guess I’ll have to shell out money or use less than “ethical” means to see it, which is a pain in the ass.

In the novels, Bond was never depressed about being who he was, a secret agent (not a spy) who worked for the Ministry of Defence. He did not approve of killing in cold blood but understood that killing was justified at times. I believe Sam probably read only the first part of Goldfinger.

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